Maria Fernanda Alves

Maria Fernanda Alves

Country	Brazil
Residence	Florianópolis, Brazil
Born	(1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$375,440
Singles
Career record	446–389
Career titles	0 WTA, 23 ITF
Highest ranking	132 (12 September 2005)
Current ranking	482 (30 December 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2005,2006)
French Open	Q3 (2005)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2005,2006,2008)
US Open	Q3 (2005)
Doubles
Career record	537–314
Career titles	0 WTA, 48 ITF
Highest ranking	109 (3 April 2006)
Current ranking	169 (30 December 2013)
Last updated on: 30 December 2013.

Maria Fernanda Barbato Alves^[1] (born 17 April 1983), also known as Nanda Alves, is a Brazilian tennis player. She is currently coached by her father Carlos and former tennis player Thomaz Koch.^[2] As of 1 March 2010, Alves is ranked World No. 262, and is the highest ranked Brazilian player.^[3] She has enjoyed success at the ITF Circuit, winning 18 singles and 26 doubles titles so far.^[4] Alves made her WTA Tour debut at Copa Colsanitas in 2004, and has played qualifications for all four Grand Slam events.^[5] Partnering with Vanessa Henke, Alves took part in the 2005 Australian Open doubles event, but they lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Martina Navrátilová in the first round.^[5]

Personal life

Alves was born on 17 April 1983 to Carlos José Alves and Maria Cristina Barbato Alves, who were both professional tennis players.^[6] She resides in her hometown Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.^[7] Alves began playing tennis aged four, along with her older sister Maria Cláudia.^[6] She cites Jennifer Capriati (of whom she said, "Capriati, because she played really well; she had problems with drugs and she escaped. I admire her determination to get out of that hole."^[1]), Roger Federer and Steffi Graf as her role models,^[1] and clay as her favourite surface.^[7] Along with tennis, her favourite sports include volleyball and football, and she cites Pretty Woman and Notting Hill as her favourite films.^[1] She also admires beach and beach sports.^[7] Alves was raised as Roman Catholic.^[1]

Alves often works with kids in her father's tennis camp in Florida,^[8] Some of players who practised in Carlos Alves' camp are former World No. 1 player Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Melo, André Sá and others.^[8] She is currently coached by her father Carlos and former tennis player Thomaz Koch.^[2]

Equipment

Alves plays in Solfire gear and uses Dunlop racket, model Aerogel 500 Tour.^[9]

Career statistics

Singles: 39 (23–16)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	24 July 2000	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Stephanie Schaer	6–3, 6–2
Winner	2.	13 November 2000	San Salvador, El Salvador	Clay	Alejandra Rivero	4–2, 4–2
Winner	3.	25 June 2001	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Oleksandra Kravets	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	1.	8 July 2001	Gexto, Spain	Clay	Sandra Kloesel	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	23 September 2001	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	3–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	6 April 2002	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol	6–3 6–1
Runner-up	3.	15 July 2002	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Jolanda Mens	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	5.	19 August 2002	Asunción, Paraguay	Clay	Celeste Contin	6–1 6–1
Winner	6.	10 March 2003	Matamoros, Mexico	Hard	Joana Cortez	3–6 6–4 6–2
Runner-up	4.	17 March 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Kildine Chevalier	6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	24 March 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Joana Cortez	4–6 7–6 (7) 6–4
Winner	8.	16 June 2003	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	6–4 7–5
Winner	9.	30 June 2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	7–5 6–3
Runner-up	5.	14 July 2003	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Frederica Piedade	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	10.	21 June 2004	Périgueux, France	Clay	Maria Wolfbrandt	6–3 6–3
Winner	11.	12 July 2004	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Katalin Marosi	7–5 7–6 (7)
Winner	12.	4 October 2004	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Clay	Maria Jose Argeri	7–5 6–3
Winner	13.	18 July 2005	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Maria Jose Argeri	6–3 7–5
Winner	14.	01 May 2007	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Irina Falconi	6–2 6–0
Winner	15.	7 May 2007	Mazatlán, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	6–1 6–4
Winner	16.	14 May 2007	Irapuato, Mexico	Hard	Viky Núñez Fuentes	6–3 7–5
Runner-up	6.	25 June 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Kira Nagy	7–6, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	30 July 2007	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Teliana Pereira	4–6, 2–6
Winner	17.	1 September 2008	Barueri, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	6–3 7–5
Winner	18.	15 June 2009	Belém, Brazil	Hard	Nathalia Rossi	6–3 6–3
Runner-up	8.	27 July 2009	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	8 March 2010	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Macall Harkins	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	11 October 2010	Lima, Peru	Clay	Lucía Jara Lozano	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	13 June 2011	][Bethany Beach, Delaware|Bethany Beach]], United States	Clay	Lena Litvak	6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Winner	19.	27 June 2011	Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Nathaly Kurata	6–4 7–5
Winner	20.	1 August 2011	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	4–6 7–5 6–3
Winner	21.	22 August 2011	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil	Clay	Nathalia Rossi	6–1 6–4
Runner-up	12.	10 October 2011	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Carolina Zeballos	4–6, 4–6
Winner	22.	17 October 2011	Goiania, Brazil	Clay	Carla Lucero	6–2 6–4
Runner-up	13.	20 August 2012	Lima, Peru	Clay	Patricia Iveth Ku Flores	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	14.	10 September 2012	Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Laura Pigossi	2–6, 6–0, 5–7
Runner-up	15.	1 October 2012	Gainesville, United States	Clay	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	6–2, 0–6, 5–7
Winner	23.	21 January 2013	Lima, Peru	Clay	Hilda Melander	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	16.	31 March 2014	Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	2–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 94 (54–40)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner–up	1.	30-Apr-2001	Florianópolis, Brazil	Clay	Tassia Sono	Ana Lucia Migliarini De Leon Claudia Salgues	3–6,6–3 4–6
Winner	1.	25-Jun-2001	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Ana Catarina Nogueira	Oleksandra Kravets Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–3 6–4
Winner	2.	06-Aug-2001	Lima, Peru	Clay	Carla Tiene	Daniela Alvarez Ana Lucia Migliarini De Leon	0–6 6–3 6–2
Winner	3.	27-Aug-2001	Asunción, Paraguay	Clay	Carla Tiene	Natalia Gussoni Claudia Salgues	2–6 6–3 6–3
Winner	4.	25-Nov-2001	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Livia Azzi	Mariana Correa Romy Farah	7–5 6–1
Runner–up	2.	06-Apr-2002	Monterey, Mexico	Hard	Olga Kalyuzhnaya	Melisa Arevalo Vanessa Menga	2–6,1–6
Runner–up	3.	06-Apr-2002	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Hard	Vanessa Menga	Celeste Contin Romina Ottoboni	4–6,6–2,5–7
Winner	5.	05-Aug-2002	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Carla Tiene	Eva Fislova Stanislava Hrozenska	6–4,6–4
Runner–up	4.	12-Aug-2002	Aosta, Italy	Clay	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Katarina Misic Dragana Zaric	5–7,6–7
Winner	6.	10-Mar-2003	Matamoros, Mexico	Hard	Melisa Arevalo	Joana Cortez Carla Tiene	6–0 7–5
Runner-up	5.	09-Jun-2003	Hamilton, Canada	Clay	Aneta Soukup	Alyssa Cohen Diana Srebrovic	1–6,6–3 3–6
Runner–up	6.	16-Jun-2003	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Melisa Arevalo	Florencia Rivolta Carla Tiene	3–6,3–6
Runner–up	7.	23-Jun-2003	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Soledad Esperon Flavia Mignola	7–5,6–7 5–7
Winner	7.	30-Jun-2003	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Melisa Arevalo Micaela Moran	7–6 (7) 6–2
Winner	8.	14-Jul-2003	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Melisa Arevalo Frederica Piedade	7–6 (7) 6–2
Winner	9.	22-Sep-2003	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Tiffany Davis	Maureen Drake Edina Gallovits-Hall	2–6 6–3 6–1
Runner–up	8.	10-Nov-2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Carla Tiene	Bruna Colosio Joana Cortez	6–1,3–6 1–6
Winner	10.	29-Mar-2004	Rabat, Morocco	Clay	Carla Tiene	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–1 7–6 (7)
Winner	11.	21-Jun-2004	Périgueux, France	Clay	Natalia Gussoni	Erica Biro Sarah Riske	6–1 6–2
Winner	12.	04-Oct-2004	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Clay	Carla Tiene	Andrea Hlavackova Jana Hlavackova	6–4 6–0
Runner–up	9.	1 May, 2005	Lafayette, United States	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	8 May 2005	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Stéphanie Dubois	Ashley Harkleroad Lindsay Lee-Waters	2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Runner–up	11.	12 June 2005	Marseille, France	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Līga Dekmeijere Caroline Dhenin	2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up	12.	18-Jul-2005	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Frederica Piedade	Leticia Sobral Maria Jose Argeri	0–6,2–6
Runner-up	13.	27-Sep-2005	Ashland, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	Teryn Ashley Amy Frazier	1–6,4–6
Runner-up	14.	15-Nov-2005	Tucson, United States	Hard	Melinda Czink	Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek	6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Winner	13.	31-Jan-2006	Rockford, United States	Hard	María Emilia Salerni	Michaela Pastikova Abigail Spears	0–6 6–4 6–2
Runner-up	15.	28-Feb-2006	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	Casey Dellacqua Nicole Pratt	W/O
Runner-up	16.	02-May-2006	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Lilia Osterloh	Marie-Ève Pelletier Sunitha Rao	7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6
Runner–up	17.	14 May 2006	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Edina Gallovits Jessica Kirkland	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	18.	31-Oct-2006	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	Maria Jose Argeri Leticia Sobral	3–6, 5–7
Winner	14.	21-Nov-2006	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Hana Šromová	Ivana Abramovic Maria Abramovic	6–4 6–3
Winner	15.	13-Mar-2007	Mérida, Mexico	Hard	Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol	Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson	6–3 6–2
Winner	16.	21-May-2007	Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Danielle Brown Emily Webley-Smith	6–3 6–0
Winner	17.	21-May-2007	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Courtney Nagle	Lorena Ivette Arias Rodriguez Erika Clarke	6–4 6–4
Winner	18.	24-Sep-2007	Ashland, United States	Hard	Eva Hrdinová	Maret Ani Sandra Kloesel	7–6 (7) 6–2
Runner-up	19.	05-Nov-2007	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	20.	14-Jan-2008	Surprise, United States	Hard	Betina Jozami	Carly Gullickson Shenay Perry	4–6, 5–7
Winner	19.	27 January 2008	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Betina Jozami	Angela Haynes Mashona Washington	7–5, 6–4
Winner	20.	06-Oct-2008	Palm Beach Gardens, United States	Clay	Michaela Pastikova	Ekaterina Afinogenova Lauren Albanese	3–6 6–3 10–5
Runner–up	21.	27 April 2008	Dothan, United States	Clay	Stéphanie Dubois	Tetiana Luzhanska Michaela Paštiková	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	22.	30–May–2008	Galatina, Italy	Clay	María Irigoyen	Melanie Klaffner Jessica Moore	6–3, 1–6, [6–10]
Winner	21.	01-Sep-2008	Barueri, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Ana Clara Duarte Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–2 6–3
Winner	22.	06-Oct-2008	San Luis Potosi, Mexico	Hard	Frederica Piedade	Soledad Esperon Florencia Molinero	5–7 6–1 10–8
Runner-up	23.	23-Mar-2009	Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Elie	Dominika Dieskova Katerina Kramperova	1–6, 6–7
Runner-up	24.	13-Apr-2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Mailen Auroux Veronica Spiegel	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	25.	20-Apr-2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Luciana Sarmenti Emilia Yorio	6–7, 4–6
Winner	23.	27-Apr-2009	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carla Tiene	Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch-Benvenuto	6–3 6–3
Runner-up	26.	08-Jun-2009	El Paso, United States	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Christina Fusano Shikha Uberoi	3–6 5–7
Winner	24.	15-Jun-2009	Belém, Brazil	Hard	Carla Tiene	Ana Clara Duarte Megan Moulton-Levy	7–6 (7) 7–5
Winner	25.	29-Jun-2009	Baston, United States	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	Mallory Cecil Megan Moulton-Levy	6–1 4–6 10–6
Runner-up	27.	18 July 2009	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Nicole Clerico	Karen Castiblanco Paula Zabala	6–1 1–6 [7–10]
Runner-up	28.	23-Nov-2009	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Florencia Molinero	Amanda Fink Elizabeth Lumpkin	4–6,7–6 8–10
Winner	26.	30-Nov-2009	Poza Rica, Mexico	Clay	Paula Zabala	Alessia Camplone Viktoryia Kisialeva	6–2 6–0
Runner-up	29.	18-Jan-2010	Lutz, United States	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Aurelie Vedy Mashona Washington	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	30.	08-Mar-2010	Metepec, Mexico	Clay	Daniela Munoz Gallegos	Amanda Fink Elizabeth Lumpkin	3–6, 7–5, 8–10
Winner	27.	10 April 2010	Jackson, United States	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	6–4 3–6 [10–5]
Winner	28.	10 May 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Florencia Molinero	Mailen Auroux Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–2 6–4
Winner	29.	20 May 2010	Izmir, Turkey	Hard	Tamira Paszek	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Ozgen	6–1 6–2
Runner-up	31.	13-Sep-2010	Itapema, Brazil	Clay	Natalia Cheng	Monique Albuquerque Roxane Vaisemberg	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	32.	20-Sep-2010	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil	Clay	Natasha Lotuffo	Flávia Guimarães Bueno Beatriz Haddad Maia	1–6, 3–6
Winner	30.	11-Oct-2010	Lima, Peru	Clay	Isabela Miró	Karen Castiblanco Andrea Koch-Benvenuto	6–4 6–4
Winner	31.	18 October 2010	Rock Hill, United States	Clay	Mariana Duque	Sanaz Marand Caitlin Whoriskey	6–1, 4–6, [10–4]
Winner	32.	30 October, 2010	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Hard	Marie-Ève Pelletier	María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Winner	33.	15 Nov 2010	Niteroi, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Monique Albuquerque Fernanda Hermenegildo	6–4 6–4
Winner	34.	4 December 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Alizé Lim Paula Ormaechea	Default
Winner	35.	18 March 2011	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Paula Ormaechea	Barbara Rush Carolina Zeballos Duarte	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	33.	13-Jun-2011	Bethany Beach, United States	Clay	Angelina Gabueva	Alexandra Hirsch Lena Litvak	5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Winner	36.	27 Jun 2011	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Carla Forte	Monique Albuquerque Fernanda Faria	6–4 0–6 6–4
Runner-up	34.	30 July 2011	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Roxane Vaisemberg	Fernanda Hermenegildo Teliana Pereira	6–3 6–7(5) [9–11]
Winner	37.	08 Aug 2011	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Fernanda Hermenegildo	Eduarda Piai Karina Venditti	7–6 (8) 4–6 14–12
Winner	38.	5 September 2011	Alice Springs, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Brooke Rischbieth Storm Sanders	3–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Runner-up	35.	12 September 2011	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Ayu Fani Damayanti Jessy Rompies	3–6, 3–6
Winner	39.	19 September 2011	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	6–4, 6–2
Winner	40.	10 Oct 2011	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Gabriela Ce,	Flavia Dechandt Araujo Paula Cristina Goncalves	6–2 6–4
Winner	41.	10 Oct 2011	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Karina Venditti	Gabriela Ce Cecilia Costa Melgar	6–2 6–4
Runner-up	36.	17-Oct-2011	Goiania, Brazil	Clay	Gabriela Ce	Jazmin Britos Carla Lucero	6–0, 4–6,4–6
Winner	42.	30 Apr 2012	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Jessica Moore	Marie-Eve Pelletier Alyona Sotnikova	6–7 (6) 6–3 10–8
Winner	43.	16 Jul 2012	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Paula Cristina Goncalves Roxane Vaisemberg	4–6 6–3 10–3
Winner	44.	10 September 2012	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Laura Pigossi	Paula Feitosa Nathalia Rossi	6–0, 6–3
Winner	45.	24 Sep 2012	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	Elizabeth Ferris Anastasia Kharchenko	6–2 6–2
Runner-up	37.	29 Oct 2012	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru	6–1 2–6 7–10
Winner	46.	21 Jan 2013	Lima, Peru	Clay	Vanesa Furlanetto	Patricia Iveth Ku Flores Katherine Miranda Chang	6–1 6–4
Runner-up	38.	4 February 2013	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Samantha Murray	Melinda Czink Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Winner	47.	08-Apr-2013	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	Stephanie Dubois Olga Savchuk	6–2 6–3
Runner-up	39.	30 July 2013	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran	Paula Cristina Goncalves María Irigoyen	5–7 3–6
Winner	48.	29 September 2013	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Alexandra Mueller	Roxanne Ellison Sierra Ellison	7–5, 6–3
Winner	49.	24 March 2014	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	Clay	Ana Clara Duarte	Gabriela Cé Eduarda Piai	6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Winner	50.	31 March 2014	São José dos Campos, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Gabriela Cé Eduarda Piai	7–6(7–0), 7–5
Winner	51.	07 April 2014	São José do Rio Preto, Brazil	Clay	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	Carolina Alves Ingrid Gamarra Martins	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	40.	24 August 2014	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Anamika Bhargava	Rosie Johanson Charlotte Petrick	3–6 3–6
Winner	52.	September 22, 2014	Amelia Island, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Sophie Chang Andie Daniell	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Winner	53.	September 29, 2014	Hilton Head Island, United States	Clay	Keri Wong	Emily Harman Madeleine Kobelt	6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	54.	25 October 2014	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Patricia Maria Țig	Carolina Betancourt Lenka Wienerová	6–1 6–2

References

External links

• Official Website
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the International Tennis Federation
• Maria Fernanda Alves at the Fed Cup

Women's Tennis Association: Top Brazilian female singles tennis players as of 27 April 2015 1. Teliana Pereira (81 ) 2. Beatriz Haddad Maia (166 2) 3. Paula Cristina Gonçalves (258 29) 4. Gabriela Cé (261 8) 5. Laura Pigossi (386 4) 6. Eduarda Piai (477 4) 7. Nathaly Kurata (505 6) 8. Carolina Alves (514 6) 9. Nathália Rossi (545 1) 10. Maria Fernanda Alves (704 )